Archive for January, 2009
#251 From various points of view (Podcast)
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Act 1: The Michael Savage Story Part 1 – The Young Turks
Act 2: ACLU Defends Neo-Nazis – The Onion
Act 3: The Michael Savage Story Part 2 – The Young Turks
Act 4: Affable anti-semite on the Jews – The Onion
Act 5: The Michael Savage Story Part 3 – The Young Turks
Act 6: Glenn Beck on the hatred from the left – CounterSpin
Act 7: Our job is to push back – Conceptual Guerilla
Act 8: New media with the new administration – The Daily Show
Act 9: Journalists declare victory in Iraq – CounterSpin
Act 10: Clinton’s impeachment press conference – This American Life
Act 11: The new host of Meet the Press – CounterSpin
Act 12: Fox ‘News’ on the new administration – The Daily Show
Act 13: Corporate media on race relations – CounterSpin
Act 14: O’Reilly and Rove on Obama’s torture policy – The Young Turks
Music:
Unknown Grerman marching song
I’m a loser – The Beatles
Crazy – Seal
House of the rising sun – The Animals
Everyday I love you less and less – Kaiser Chiefs
Blue bird tattoo – Circe Link
Fat lip – Sum 41
Good day Sunshine – The Beatles
Everybody’s Fool – Evanescence
Good people – Jack Johnson
Dreams – Gabrielle
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Victory Lap: The Obama Mix II
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Episode # 250! The End of an Error (Podcast)
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Act 1: The real history of the Bush administration – Countdown
Act 2: Bush working on his legacy – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Cheney’s confession – The Young Turks
Act 4: *Rebroadcast* The highlight of his presidency – Wait Wait
Act 5: Cheney’s historic outgoing quotes – The Young Turks
Act 6: Cheney giving advice to incoming staff – Wait Wait
Act 7: *Rebroadcast* Cheney shoots friend in the face – The Al Franken Show
Act 8: The day that defined a presidency – NPR
Act 9: Bush’s final acts – Ring of Fire
Act 10: The shoe throwing incident – Wait Wait
Act 11: Bush’s reaction to the shoe – The Young Turks
Music:
Missed the Boat – Modest Mouse
So jealous – Tegan and Sara
Pony (It’s OK) – Erin McCarley
Mission Accomplished – Al Franken Show
I predict a riot – Kaiser Chiefs
In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry
Catalog & Classify – Mark Robinson
End it on this – No Doubt
Ain’t that a kick in the head – Dean Martin
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Building out of a hole (Podcast)
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Act 1: The green collar economy – Democaracy NOW!
Act 2: The Blue Green Alliance Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 3: Alternative fuel SUV – The Onion
Act 4: The Blue Green Alliance Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 5: News of the warm – LeShow
Act 6: Can cities save the planet? – Slate.com
Music:
Directions – Josh Rouse
Working class hero – Exit Clov
Still Life – Men at work
She moves – Stigmata
100 years – Five for fighting
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Goodbye
In celebration of the exiting Bush administration, here’s the list of Top 25 Bush-isms from Slate. Enjoy!
From the “Yikes!” section of Bush’s spoonerisms and gaffes:
“One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.”—U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 3, 2000
and…
“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.”—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
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Lagging economy, lacking new ideas (Podcast)
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Act 1: Destructive myth about Big 3 autoworkers – CounterSpin
Act 2: Union activist on the Big 3 Part 1 – Democracy NOW!
Act 3: Reclaiming Detroit – NPR
Act 4: Union activist on the Big 3 Part 2 – Democracy NOW!
Act 5: Minds in the toilet – Slate.com
Act 6: Activist clamor for White House organic garden – NPR
Act 7: Robots, not roads – Slate.com
Act 8: 50 cent gax tax proposal – Car Talk
Music:
Starting now – Ingrid Michaelson
Only ones who know – Arctic Monkeys
Friends and family – Trik Turner
I just want you – Ozzy Osbourn
Eclipse – Apoptygma Berzerk
Move you – Anya Marina
Just a ride – Jem
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Living Goddess, Fired Reverend (Podcast)
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Act 1: On religion and Rick Warren – Maron v. Seder
Act 2: Part 1 Interview with Richard Cizik – Fresh Air
Act 3: Jesus returns for holiday shopping pep-talk – The Onion
Act 4: Part 2 Interview with Richard Cizik – Fresh Air
Act 5: Richard Cizik fired – The Young Turks
Act 6: Nursing grudges – Slate.com
Act 7: Christian loan shark prays for strength – The Onion
Act 8: The 7th Commandment – This American Life
Act 9: New living goddess appointed – The Young Turks
Music:
Leader of the band – Dan Fogelberg
Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
Santus II – Libera
The way it is – Bruce Hornsby
Like a prayer – Madonna
Heaven knows I’m miserable now – The Smiths
Heaven is a place on earth – Belinda Carlisle
Kyoko’s House – Philip Glass
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(In)Tolerance (Podcast)
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Act 1: Paul Reikoff on Rick Warren – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: Claim of Privilage – Thom Hartmann
Act 3: The Mormons funding Prop 8 – The Young Turks
Act 4: Alabama super-illegalizes gay marriage – The Onion
Act 5: Tolerance lowers risk for gay kids – NPR
Act 6: O’Reilly and Gingrich on Prop 8 – The Young Turks
Music:
Big Jumps – Emiliana Torrini
Quelqu’un m’a dit – Carla Bruni
Love, Save the Empty – Erin McCarley
Come As You Are – The Bird and the Bee
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Nouvelle Vague
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US, Russia and China oppose UN’s gay rights mission
Of course, let’s not forget the Roman Catholic Church who is opposing gay rights, listing improbable and nonsensical justifications for their intolerance.
“An unprecedented declaration seeking to decriminalize homosexuality won the support of 66 countries in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, but opponents criticized it as an attempt to legitimize pedophilia and other ‘deplorable acts.’
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